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Writing in the Digital World

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 2 months ago: Dave Hood The Internet is a gold mine for writers.  You can find countless resources to improve your … more →

Tags: Blogging, Poetry, Fiction, nonfiction, Personal Essay, Creative Nonfiction Writing, New Media, memoir, Publishing

The Writing Process: Revising Your Creative Writing1 comment

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 5 months ago: December-7-12 Dave Hood “When you write well, revision becomes not a chore, but the essence of … more →

Tags: Creative Nonfiction Writing, Creative Writing, meditative essay, memoir, New Media, nonfiction, Personal Essay, Personal Narrative Essay, Poetry

The Writer's Craft: How to Write an Ending

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 5 months ago: November 26, 2012 by Dave Hood How do you end a poem, short story, novel, personal essay—or an … more →

Tags: Fiction, Creative Writing, Short Fiction, writing, Creative Nonfiction Writing, memoir, Travel Writing, Publishing, The Opinion Essay

The Writing Process: The First Draft

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 6 months ago: Friday, November 16, 2012 Dave Hood Writing is a process, and yet many beginning writers ignore the … more →

Tags: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Writing, writing, Personal Essay, Creative Nonfiction Writing, memoir, The Opinion Essay, Personal Narrative Essay

The Writer's Life: Finding Inspiration to Write About

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 6 months ago: Perhaps, you’ve purchased a writing journal and some pens, and have decided to embrace the art … more →

Tags: Blogging, Poetry, Fiction, Creative Writing, Short Fiction, writing, Personal Essay, Creative Nonfiction Writing, New Media

The Writer's Life: Developing Your Writing Voice

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 6 months ago: By Dave Hood Your “writer’s voice” is about writing style. It is what makes you au … more →

Tags: Blogging, Poetry, Fiction, Creative Writing, Short Fiction, writing, Personal Essay, Creative Nonfiction Writing, memoir

The Writer's Life: Why Become a Writer?

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 6 months ago: By Dave Hood “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” ―  … more →

Tags: Blogging, Poetry, Creative Writing, writing, Personal Essay, Creative Nonfiction Writing, New Media, memoir, journal writing

The Writer's Life: Establishing a Writing Routine

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 6 months ago: Wednesday, October-31-12 by Dave Hood Most great writer’s have a routine. That is what I … more →

Tags: Blogging, Poetry, Creative Writing, nonfiction, writing, Personal Essay, memoir, Travel Writing, Publishing

Creative Nonfiction: Writing about a Journey, Quest, Pilgrimage2 comments

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 7 months ago: Dave Hood One way to write a personal narrative in creative nonfiction is to tell a story about a jo … more →

Tags: Personal Essay, Creative Nonfiction Writing, travel essay, Personal Narrative Essay, narrative arc, Scene, Summary, Personal reflection, Journey

Writing Creative Nonfiction: Finding the Big Ideas to Write About

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 7 months ago: Dave Hood What are big ideas? They are topics or issues that are important to a country and the worl … more →

Tags: Biography Sketch/Profile, Blogging, Creative Nonfiction Writing, Creative Writing, nonfiction, Personal Essay, Personal Narrative Essay, The Lyrical Essay, writing

Creative Nonfiction: Writing a Biography Sketch1 comment

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 8 months ago: Dave Hood  Every great  biography sketch (also called a profile) is a quest. The protagonist wants t … more →

Tags: Creative Writing, Creative Nonfiction Writing, Creative Nonfiction, literary journalism, HOW TO?, Profile, Sketch, Five R's of Creative Nonfiction, biography sketch

Creative Nonfiction: Writing about The Global Village

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 8 months ago: Dave Hood Focusing your lens on the world beyond your neighborhood, community, town, city, country i … more →

Tags: Creative Nonfiction Writing, Biography Sketch/Profile, Creative Nonfiction, Tips, Scene, HOW TO?, Five R's of Creative Nonfiction, Globabl Village, Writing techniques

Creative Nonfiction: Writing about Popular Culture

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 8 months ago: By Dave Hood  Many writers use the forms and techniques of creative nonfiction to write about pop cu … more →

Tags: Creative Writing, Personal Essay, memoir, travel essay, Personal Narrative Essay, The Lyrical Essay, meditative essay, Biography Sketch/Profile, Creative Nonfiction

Creative Nonfiction: Writing about History1 comment

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 8 months ago: “Faithfulness to the truth of history involves far more than a research, however patient and s … more →

Tags: Biography Sketch/Profile, Creative Nonfiction Writing, Creative Nonfiction, History, Researching, Resources, Suggestions, Tips, Tools

Creative Nonfiction: Doing Research to Increase Understanding1 comment

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 9 months ago: Dave Hood Conducting research is the part of the “nonfiction” aspect of writing creative … more →

Tags: Creative Nonfiction Writing, Creative Writing, meditative essay, memoir, Personal Essay, Personal Narrative Essay, The Lyrical Essay, The Opinion Essay, travel essay

Writing Creative Nonfiction: A Toolbox of Techniques

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 9 months ago: Writing creative nonfiction is about telling true stories. You can tell a story about yourself, craf … more →

Tags: Creative Writing, Personal Essay, Creative Nonfiction Writing, memoir, travel essay, The Opinion Essay, Personal Narrative Essay, The Lyrical Essay, meditative essay

Writing Creative Nonfiction: Beginning and Ending1 comment

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 9 months ago: By Dave Hood The most important sentence is often the first one. It is often called the hook or lead … more →

Tags: nonfiction, Personal Essay, Creative Nonfiction Writing, memoir, Travel Writing, The Opinion Essay, Personal Narrative Essay, The Lyrical Essay, meditative essay

Writing Creative Nonfiction: Voice and Style2 comments

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 9 months ago: Dave Hood Your writer’s voice and writing style are developed as you learn, as you experiment, … more →

Tags: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Writing, Personal Essay, Creative Nonfiction Writing, memoir, meditative essay, Creative Nonfiction, writing style

The Ethics of Writing Creative Nonfiction1 comment

Find Your Creative Muse wrote 10 months ago: By Dave Hood What are the ethics of creative nonfiction? The intent of the writer must be to write h … more →

Tags: Personal Essay, humour, Creative Nonfiction Writing, memoir, Personal Narrative Essay, meditative essay, Creative Nonfiction, Memory, ethics


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